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Taking Depression Seriously: Why healthy living matters

...incorporate mindfulness, like yoga and tai chi, are also effective. As with any health habit change, start slow and ramp up gradually. Meditation, mindfulness, and stress reduction Meditation and mindfulness-based...

Taking Depression Seriously: Types of talk therapy

...of social support depressed individuals have. Like CBT, interpersonal therapy is focused and involves shorter and fewer sessions. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy strives to change the relationship between...

Med School 101: A day at Stanford for local teens

...from Gunn High School who lives in East Palo Alto, said she was drawn to a session on using yoga and mindfulness to combat stress and manage emotions, taught by...

Is mindfulness worthy of all the hype?

...Does mindfulness work? After years of hype about mindfulness’ benefits, however, new questions are arising. For example, do the mindfulness scientists have a religious bias and agenda? Though researchers and...

On courage and cancer

...to make it, so I started practicing mindfulness meditation. I learned to look at things differently, to be kind to myself, and by extension, kinder to others, to appreciate being...

WELL challenges you to be mindful during the holidays

...simple as a leisurely walk or taking the time to prepare a healthy meal. This idea of reflective self-care and mindfulness is driving a new challenge from Stanford's WELL for...

Using technology to make commuters not-so-fast and not-so-furious

...hoping to turn the art of mindfulness into a science. Pablo Paredes, PhD, an instructor in radiology and psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford, leads an effort in his lab...

To help patients quash pain, researcher develops practical guide for health care providers

...pain management techniques using cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, hypnosis and biofeedback. One of the biggest problems for patients trying to develop cognitive and behavioral skills to reduce pain is the...

The best way to prepare for a career in medicine and the importance of curiosity at Medicine X | ED

...medicine," he said. As the health benefits of mindfulness and exercise grow increasingly clear, connections between landscape architecture and medicine can be found globally, Sarabu said. For example, he pointed...

Mindfulness and emotional awareness can improve your work experience, Stanford researcher says

Emotions are seldom viewed as helpful in the workplace. Yet, as counterintuitive as it seems, checking our feelings at the door may make us less effective at work and could...

Design thinking helps Innovative Health Care Leader program participants tackle tough challenges

...to include several new sessions that address themes such as crisis management, big data and AI, using storytelling to communicate ideas, and mindfulness for health care leaders. "Mindfulness encourages us...

New book offers strategies to address emotional and binge eating

...that allows an individual to hold two contradictory viewpoints simultaneously, such as the need to stop binge eating while accepting oneself as they are in the moment. Mindfulness is a...

Panel of Stanford Medicine leaders discusses compassion in health care

...program, a series of campus-wide events aiming to promote mindfulness, and well-being. The speakers — Dean Lloyd Minor, MD; Charles Prober, MD, senior associate vice provost for health education; psychiatrist...

Grief and compassion experts offer tips for overcoming fear and anxiety after tragedy

...of Stanford Medicine's Mindfulness-Meditation Based Stress Reduction program, and Luskin walk through several techniques to address fearful thoughts, demonstrate breathing and meditation exercises, and answer questions from viewers such as,...

Too high: For high blood pressure, lifestyle changes are the most effective and safest drug

...light and noise. If you struggle to calm your mind or experience anxiety, explore developing a mindfulness-based sleep practice. Stress: As a long-term goal, incorporate at least 30 minutes of...

Stanford researcher explores use of meditation app to reduce physician burnout

...for mindfulness studies is a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD. This eight-week course entails a two-hour group class weekly and 45 minutes of individual home...